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Successful Control of Late-Onset Nephrotic Syndrome in FN1-Associated Fibronectin Glomerulopathy: A 17-Year Clinical Course.

Key takeaways

Fibronectin glomerulopathy is a rare kidney disease where a protein called fibronectin builds up and clogs the kidney's filters. Doctors report one 26-year-old woman with a change in the FN1 gene, followed over 17 years, who developed heavy protein leaking into her urine later than usual. Treatment brought that protein leak under control. This is a single patient's story, so it shows what happened to one person, not proof that the same treatment works for others.

Who did this work

Kanazawa N · Iyoda M · Abe K · Suzuki T · Shirai Y · Miura K · Honda K · Honda H

Source

Article · PubMed, the drug frontier · 2026 Sep
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42675453/